Skip to main content

Ticket to ride 

A ticket to ride means something must happen for something else to happen usually the ride being more important than the ticket.

A phrase first used in the Beatles song 'Ticket to ride' in which according to the book by Steve Turner was coined by John Lennon as a way to describe prostitutes who worked in the streets of Germany, these women acquired a card from medical authorities, which stated they were in good health. In this context the ticket is the medical card and the ride is the experience with the prostitute, within this context the medical card is used as a prerequisite.

In modern times this phrase has been used by Mark Goldbridge to describe how football fans are being exploited by footballers to sell merchandise and so on. Without the fans, no merchandise would be sold. In this context the fans are the ticket and the revenue from merchandise sales are the ride.
Person 1: Could you ask your parents if it's okay to come over tomorrow
Person 2: They gave me the Ticket to ride yesterday so I'll be there
Ticket to ride by titusoneil August 28, 2021

Ticket to Ride 

When someone suggests an idea however it so confusing it competes with the rules of Ticket to Ride.

Typically said so fast all of the “T”s and “K” sound like an incoming train. (TI-Ke-eT-To-RiDe)
Person 1: Hey, how about we take these waffles to the geese at the end of the road on our camel!

Person 2: Could you explain more? That’s super Ticket to Ride.
Ticket to Ride by Fake snow January 7, 2021

Ticket to Ride 

The act of pulling an all nighter while studying for an exam one night, then immediately following it up with another all nighter consisting entirely of straight drinking, until you see the sunrise .
“Bro you know that test Friday afternoon? Me and the boys pulled an all nighter for it and then pulled a Ticket to Ride immediately after it was over. Jake passed out at 2 and I was the only one to actually make it till Saturday morning”
Ticket to Ride by JamesCom October 26, 2017

Ticket to Ride 

Monopoly with railroads
Bob: You wanna play Ticket to Ride?

Tom: Isn't that just Monopoly with railroads?
Ticket to Ride by Ballsack Guy February 6, 2020
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
Word of the Day on August 15, 2026

SkyPesos 

Delta SkyMiles, also known as SkyPesos, is the frequent flyer program of Delta Airlines. It has a very poor value and hard to use.
- I'm trying to book an award flight to Paris, but I only have 70,000 SkyPesos
- Just forget about it, you don't have enough SkyPesos to fly anywhere.
SkyPesos by 404_name_not_found December 6, 2018
Word of the Day on August 14, 2026